Mobile: 2021 to see a big increase vs. 2020
According to Gartner, worldwide sales of smartphones to end users will total 1.5B units in 2021, a 11.4% growth year over year. After recording a 10.5% decline in 2020 due…
Mobile: 2021 Market Forecast
According to Sigmaintell, Apple’s total production of iPhone in 2020 has increased to about 244M units. In 2021, the total production is expected to be about 251M units. (Sigmaintell report)…
Tablet: 164M unit in 2020
The worldwide tablet market had an outstanding 4Q20 with 19.5% YoY growth and shipments totaling 52.2M units, according to IDC. Impacted by the pandemic, the tablet market reached shipment levels…
Imaging CIS Market: Sony vs.ON
Sony Sales drops while On Sales increases. 1. Sony Reports 10% CIS Sales Drop, Rises Full Year Forecast Sony reports its quarterly results and updates forecast for its fiscal year ending…
Camera: Hidden Mobile Camera is coming
Samsung’s patent envisions a phone with a rotating pop-up rear camera array. The design describes a phone that may sport a triple rear camera with no dedicated selfie camera. However,…
Mobile: More foldable phones coming in 2H21
Samsung Display has signed a deal to supply foldable displays to select smartphone makers in China. The plan is to start shipping the displays in 3Q21 and to deliver 1M…
Wearable: Bluetooth headset > 300Mu in 2020, 90% growth is by TWS
Strategy Analytics forecasts total global Bluetooth headset sales volume of over 300M units in 2020. As a category, True Wireless Stereo (TWS) Bluetooth headset sales witnessed growth of nearly 90%…
Photonics: Apple and Xiaomi File Patents for Mobile Camera and Glass
Apple has filed a patent titled “Periscopic Camera Module” that features two light folding elements and a lens system located between these two elements. Furthermore, the lens system itself may…
Smartphone: ship ~400Mu/year in 2020, market recover in 4Q
Counterpoint Research The global smartphone market continued to recover in 4Q20, rebounding 8% QoQ to 395.9M units. Apple’s 8% YoY and 96% QoQ growth helped it lead the market in…
3D Sensing: Microsoft ToF Targets Industrial Applications
To win in the 3D sensing market, performance is a key factor. At the same time, the cost and the ecosystem are also vital. Microsoft has announced the best in…